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Mihhail Selevko

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Mihhail Selevko
Selevko at the 2022 Finlandia Trophy
Born (2002-11-20) 20 November 2002 (age 22)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country Estonia
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachIrina Kononova
Rafael Arutyunyan
Skating clubKristalluisk Figure Skating Club
Began skating2005
Medal record
Estonian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tallinn Singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tallinn Singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tallinn Singles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tallinn Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tallinn Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tallinn Singles

Mihhail Selevko (born 20 November 2002) is an Estonian figure skater. He is the 2019 Tallinn Trophy champion, the 2022 Challenge Cup silver medalist, and a three-time Estonian national champion (2019, 2023-24).

Personal life

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Selevko was born on November 20, 2002, in Tallinn, Estonia, to Ukrainian immigrants Galina and Anatoli Selevko. His mother is an accountant and his father is a computer programmer. Selevko's older brother Aleksandr also represents Estonia internationally in figure skating.[1] He can speak Estonian, Russian, and English fluently, and is also learning Finnish.

He is a student at the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences in Kouvola, where he studies game design.[2]

Career

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Early career

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Selevko began figure skating in 2005, following his older brother into the sport.

He won the Estonian Novice Championships in 2015 and 2016.[3]

2016–17 season

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Beginning his season on the junior level at the 2016 Lombardia Trophy, Selevko finished in ninth place. He went on to make his debut on the Junior Grand Prix series, placing twenty-fourth at the 2016 JGP Estonia. He then competed at the 2016 Volvo Open Cup and the 2016 Tallinn Trophy, where he finished thirteenth and ninth, respectively.[3]

At the 2017 Estonian Championships, Selevko placed fifth on the senior level and third on the junior level. He also won the gold medal at the 2017 Jégvirág Cup on the advanced novice level, before closing his season with a bronze medal win at the 2017 Egna Spring Trophy.[3]

2017–18 season

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Selevko began his season competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, finishing eighteenth at the 2017 JGP Latvia and fifteenth at the 2017 JGP Belarus. Going on to compete at the 2017 Volvo Open Cup and the 2017 Tallinn Trophy, Selevko finished tenth and eleventh, respectively.[3]

Selevko won the silver medal at the 2018 Estonian Junior Championships. He ended the season with a gold medal at the 2018 Tallink Hotels Cup.[3]

2018–19 season

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Selevko at the 2019 World Junior Championships

Competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, Selevko began his season with a twelfth-place finish at the 2018 JGP Lithuania and an eleventh-place finish at the 2018 JGP Czech Republic.[3]

He went on to compete at the 2018 Ice Star and the 2018 Tallinn Trophy, where he finished in ninth place and fifth place, respectively. At the 2019 Estonian Championships, Selevko won the gold medal at both the senior and junior-level championships.[3]

Assigned to compete at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Games, Selevko won the silver medal. He then went on to compete at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, where he finished in twenty-seventh place.[3]

2019–20 season

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On the Junior Grand Prix series, Selevko placed tenth at the 2019 JGP Russia and ninth at the 2019 JGP Italy.[3]

Debuting on the senior international level, Selevko finished in fifth place at the 2019 Ice Star and won the gold medal at the 2019 Tallinn Trophy.[3]

At the 2020 Estonian Championships, Selevko won silver medals at both the senior and junior-level championships. He went on to win gold medals on the senior level at the 2020 Tallink Hotels Cup and 2020 Mentor Toruń Cup.[3]

2020–21 season

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Selevko began his season at the 2020 Nebelhorn Trophy, where he finished in ninth place. He then went on to win the bronze medal at the 2021 Estonian Championships.[3]

2021–22 season

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Selevko performing his short program at the 2022 World Championships

Competing on the Junior Grand Prix series, Selevko finished in sixth place at both the 2021 JGP Russia and the 2021 JGP Austria. Selevko went on to compete at the 2021 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, the 2021 Cup of Austria, and the 2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb, placing seventh, fourth, and fourteenth, respectively.[3]

At the 2022 Estonian Championships, Selevko won the bronze medal at the senior championships and the gold medal at the junior championships. Going on to compete at the 2022 International Challenge Cup, Selevko won the silver medal.[3]

Making his World Championship debut at the 2022 World Championships, Selevko finished twentieth in the short program, qualifying for the free skate segment of the competition. He then placed thirteenth in the free skate and finished in fifteenth place overall. He also competed at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn. Selevko placed third in the short program , but ninth in the free skate, dropping to sixth place overall.[3]

2022–23 season

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Selevko began his season at the 2022 Nebelhorn Trophy, where he finished in eleventh place. He went on to compete at the 2022 Finlandia Trophy, finishing in fourth place. Making his debut on the Grand Prix series, he finished eleventh at 2022 Skate America and ninth at the 2022 Grand Prix de France.[3]

Selevko won the bronze medal at the 2022 Golden Spin of Zagreb. At the 2023 Estonian Championships, he won his second senior national title and was ultimately selected to compete at both the European and World Championships.[3]

Competing at the 2023 European Championships, Selevko placed eleventh in the short program and eighth in the free skate, finishing in eighth place overall. His placement earned two spots for Estonian men's singles skaters at the 2024 European Championships. Selevko then went on to compete at the 2023 International Challenge Cup, where he finished in eleventh place.[3]

At the 2023 World Championships, Selevko placed fifteenth in the short program and seventeenth in the free skate, finishing seventeenth overall.[3]

2023–24 season

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Selevko (left) in the kiss and cry at 2023 Skate Canada International

Beginning the season with two Challenger Series assignments in consecutive weeks, Selevko finished in fifth place at the 2023 Finlandia Trophy and fourth place at the 2023 Budapest Trophy.[3]

Going on to compete on the 2023–24 Grand Prix circuit, Selevko finished eleventh at 2023 Skate Canada International and twelfth at the 2023 NHK Trophy. In December, Selevko won his third national title at the 2024 Estonian Championships.[3]

Selected to compete at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, Selevko would finish a disappointing thirtieth in the short program after falling twice, failing to advance to the free skate segment of the competition. His brother, Aleksandr, would win silver at the event, becoming the first Estonian skater to ever medal at a European Championships in any discipline.[4][5]

2024–25 season

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Selevko started the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, winning bronze at the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur and finishing ninth at the 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy.[3]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skate Ref.
2016–17 [6]
2017–18 [7]
2018–19 [8]
2019–20 [9]
2020–21 [10]
2021–22 [11]
2022–23
  • Arcane
    • "What Could Have Been" (orchestral version)
      By Samuel Kim
    • "What Could Have Been"
      By Sting & Ray Chen
      Choreo. by Rostislav Sinicyn
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2023–24 [13]
2024–25
  • "The Sounds of Nightmares"
    By Tobias Lilja
  • "Mephisto's Lullaby"
    By Xtortion Audio
  • "Bodies (Main Theme)"
    By Jon Opstad
  • "Dracula (Nate Sees Cassie)"
    From Euphoria
    By Labrinth
    Choreo. by Adam Solya
  • Westworld
    • "Main Title Theme"
    • "Dr. Ford"
    • "I Don't Do Personals"
    • "Core Drive"
      By Ramin Djawadi
      Choreo. by Adam Solya
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Competitive highlights

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Competition placements at senior level [15]
Season 2016–17 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
World Championships 15th 17th
European Championships 8th 30th
Estonian Championships 5th 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st
GP France 9th
GP NHK Trophy 12th
GP Skate America 11th
GP Skate Canada 11th
CS Budapest Trophy 4th
CS Cup of Austria 4th
CS Denis Ten Memorial 7th
CS Finlandia Trophy 4th 5th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 14th 3rd TBD
CS Ice Star 5th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 9th 11th
CS Tallinn Trophy 1st 9th
CS Trophée Métropole Nice 3rd
Challenge Cup 2nd 11th
Mentor Toruń Cup 4th
Tallink Hotels Cup 6th
Competition placements at junior level [15]
Season 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22
World Junior Championships 27th 6th
Estonian Championships 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st
JGP Austria 6th
JGP Belarus 15th
JGP Czech Republic 11th
JGP Estonia 24th
JGP Italy 9th
JGP Latvia 18th
JGP Lithuania 12th
JGP Russia 10th 6th
Egna Spring Trophy 3rd
European Youth Olympic Festival 2nd
Ice Star 9th
Lombardia Trophy 9th
Tallink Hotels Cup 1st
Tallinn Trophy 11th 11th 5th
Volvo Open Cup 13th 10th

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [16]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 234.72 2022 World Championships
Short program TSS 82.61 2021 CS Cup of Austria
TES 45.86 2021 CS Cup of Austria
PCS 38.43 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy
Free skating TSS 155.87 2022 World Championships
TES 80.73 2022 World Championships
PCS 77.16 2022 World Junior Championships
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System [16]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 136.54 2017 JGP Latvia
Short program TSS 51.73 2017 JGP Belarus
TES 28.30 2017 JGP Belarus
PCS 23.43 2017 JGP Belarus
Free skating TSS 87.26 2017 JGP Latvia
TES 41.70 2017 JGP Latvia
PCS 46.56 2017 JGP Latvia

Senior level

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Results in the 2016–17 season[15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Dec 9–11, 2016 Estonia 2017 Estonian Championships 5 44.65 4 82.29 5 126.94
Results in the 2018–19 season[15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Dec 14–16, 2018 Estonia 2019 Estonian Championships 1 66.92 2 125.74 1 192.66
Results in the 2019–20 season[15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 18–20, 2019 Belarus 2019 CS Ice Star 10 58.69 4 138.93 5 197.62
Nov 11–17, 2019 Estonia 2019 Tallinn Trophy 1 73.86 2 135.96 1 209.82
Dec 13–15, 2019 Estonia 2020 Estonian Championships 3 61.28 2 132.75 2 194.03
Jan 7–12, 2020 Poland 2020 Mentor Toruń Cup 5 61.77 4 126.02 4 187.79
Feb 13–16, 2020 Estonia 2020 Tallink Hotels Cup 4 76.44 10 121.15 6 197.59
Results in the 2020–21 season[15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 22–25, 2020 Germany 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 7 71.59 10 121.42 9 193.01
Jan 30–31, 2021 Estonia 2021 Estonian Championships 1 79.55 3 107.70 3 187.25
Results in the 2021–22 season[15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 28–31, 2021 Kazakhstan 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 3 78.80 10 121.28 7 200.08
Nov 11–14, 2021 Austria 2021 CS Cup of Austria 2 82.61 7 138.50 4 221.11
Dec 4–5, 2021 Estonia 2022 Estonian Championships 3 69.68 3 113.49 3 183.17
Dec 7–11, 2021 Croatia 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 12 70.84 14 138.24 14 209.08
Feb 24–27, 2022 Netherlands 2022 International Challenge Cup 3 79.86 2 161.66 2 241.52
Mar 21–27, 2022 France 2022 World Championships 20 78.85 13 155.87 15 234.72
Results in the 2022–23 season[15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 21–24, 2022 Germany 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 9 67.28 11 115.81 11 183.09
Oct 4–9, 2022 Finland 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy 3 79.79 6 140.54 4 220.33
Oct 21–23, 2022 United States 2022 Skate America 7 75.75 12 116.05 11 191.80
Nov 4–6, 2022 France 2022 Grand Prix de France 5 79.40 11 133.52 9 212.92
Dec 7–10, 2022 Croatia 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2 77.32 4 140.19 3 217.51
Dec 17–18, 2022 Estonia 2023 Estonian Championships 2 77.34 1 154.09 1 231.43
Jan 25–29, 2023 Finland 2023 European Championships 11 73.74 8 144.56 8 218.30
Feb 23–26, 2023 Netherlands 2023 International Challenge Cup 6 74.38 12 121.15 11 195.53
Mar 22–26, 2023 Japan 2023 World Championships 15 76.81 17 154.13 17 230.94
Results in the 2023–24 season[15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 6–8, 2023 Finland 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy 5 78.54 5 145.41 5 223.95
Oct 13–15, 2023 Hungary 2023 CS Budapest Trophy 2 82.11 9 137.07 4 219.18
Oct 27–29, 2023 Canada 2023 Skate Canada International 12 70.18 9 140.60 11 210.78
Nov 24–26, 2023 Japan 2023 NHK Trophy 6 81.31 12 126.27 12 207.58
Dec 16–17, 2023 Estonia 2023 Estonian Championships 1 80.34 2 156.77 1 237.11
Jan 8–14, 2024 Lithuania 2024 European Championships 30 60.09 30 60.09
Results in the 2024–25 season[15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 16–20, 2024 France 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 5 78.93 2 154.02 3 232.95
Nov 11-17, 2024 Estonia 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy 1 76.78 11 125.96 9 202.74

Junior level

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Results in the 2016–17 season[15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 8–11, 2016 Italy 2016 Lombardia Trophy 9 35.51 9 65.02 9 100.53
Sep 28 – Oct 1, 2016 Estonia 2016 JGP Estonia 18 48.02 25 80.56 24 128.58
Nov 9–13, 2016 Latvia 2016 Volvo Open Cup 13 33.55 13 57.53 13 91.08
Nov 22–27, 2016 Estonia 2016 Tallinn Trophy 11 34.67 11 34.67
Jan 6–8, 2017 Estonia 2017 Estonian Championships (Junior) 3 49.83 3 105.35 3 155.18
Apr 6–9, 2017 Italy 2017 Egna Spring Trophy 3 47.26 4 78.13 3 125.39
Results in the 2017–18 season[15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 6–9, 2017 Latvia 2017 JGP Latvia 16 49.28 18 87.26 18 136.54
Sep 20–23, 2017 Belarus 2017 JGP Belarus 13 51.73 17 83.58 15 135.31
Nov 8–12, 2017 Latvia 2017 Volvo Open Cup 10 42.77 10 79.62 10 122.39
Nov 21–26, 2017 Estonia 2017 Tallinn Trophy 7 54.17 11 91.74 11 145.91
Feb 2–4, 2018 Estonia 2018 Estonian Championships (Junior) 2 53.21 1 105.88 2 159.09
Mar 15–18, 2018 Estonia 2018 Tallink Hotels Cup 1 51.89 1 91.74 1 143.63
Results in the 2018–19 season[15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 5–8, 2018 Lithuania 2018 JGP Lithuania 11 54.32 13 94.09 12 148.41
Sep 26–29, 2018 Czech Republic 2018 JGP Czech Republic 10 55.65 13 90.04 11 145.69
Oct 18–21, 2018 Belarus 2018 Ice Star 10 46.50 7 97.53 9 144.03
Nov 26 – Dec 2, 2018 Estonia 2018 Tallinn Trophy 5 55.51 4 109.36 5 164.87
Jan 5–6, 2019 Estonia 2019 Estonian Championships (Junior) 1 56.93 1 108.43 1 165.36
Feb 22–24, 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival 2 68.31 5 111.98 2 180.29
Mar 4–10, 2019 Croatia 2019 World Junior Championships 27 56.68 27 56.68
Results in the 2019–20 season[15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 11–14, 2019 Russia 2019 JGP Russia 15 53.72 8 116.23 10 169.95
Oct 2–5, 2019 Italy 2019 JGP Italy 11 61.55 8 128.31 9 189.86
Feb 1–2, 2020 Estonia 2020 Estonian Championships (Junior) 2 61.24 2 128.77 2 190.01
Results in the 2021–22 season[15]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 15–18, 2021 Russia 2021 JGP Russia 6 69.30 7 130.53 6 199.83
Oct 6–9, 2021 Austria 2021 JGP Austria 8 62.16 5 133.63 6 195.79
Feb 5–6, 2022 Estonia 2022 Estonian Championships (Junior) 1 78.15 2 144.99 1 223.14
Apr 13–17, 2022 Estonia 2022 World Junior Championships 3 81.26 9 137.42 6 218.68

References

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  1. ^ Petrova, Margaret (15 April 2021). "Iluuisutaja Aleksandr Selevko tulisest konkurentsist vennaga: me pidevalt võistleme omavahel, üritame teineteist võita" [Figure skater Aleksandr Selevko's fierce competition with his brother: we are constantly competing with each other, trying to win against each other]. Kroonika (in Estonian).
  2. ^ "Mihhail Selevko". LinkedIn. LinkedIn. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Competition Results: Mihhail SELEVKO". International Skating Union.
  4. ^ "ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2024". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  5. ^ Yoshida, Hiro. "Aleksandr Selevko and Mihhail Selevko: A Competitive Partnership". Europe on Ice. Europe on Ice. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
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  7. ^ "Mihhail SELEVKO: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Mihhail SELEVKO: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Mihhail SELEVKO: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Mihhail SELEVKO: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Mihhail SELEVKO: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Mihhail SELEVKO: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Mihhail SELEVKO: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Mihhail SELEVKO: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024.
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